Apple Seeks to Add Six More Samsung Devices to Lawsuit
Just wow
Vmac39 said:
I'm surprised they haven't added Samsung TV's to the mix. Oh wait, they only seem to be going after devices that are in direct competition with them. People can say what they want but, if Samsung wasn't their direct competitor in hardware, i doubt Apple would be doing this. At least, not on such a large scale.
You have the wrong brand first off! For Apple to sue, they'd need to have a Google association with the product, which Samsung TVs are lacking. They do not have Google TV! LG does so LG would take the brunt of that suit force head on.
Kana11 said:
The one thing you forgot, is that Samsung has a touch screen TV. Also Sony has a Google TV, & Apple isnt going after them. Maybe because Sony pretty much owns more patens than patents than Apple.
Samsung had other Touch screen non-Android phone devices too but those were not included in the patent suit. Therefore why would Apple sue Samsung over the Touch screen TVs without any Google association tied to them?
As for Sony, to paraphrase Led Zeppelin here, "Your Time is gonna come!"
Apple has sued every major Manufacturer known to mankind having any sort of remote association with Google. See HTC and Samsung as just two of the bigger Guinea Pigs. Sony is not getting away scott fr...
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And I know the arguement that Apple is bigger, but look up Sony's stocks, & who they own. Sony doesnt have all their eggs in one basket like apple. Sony does have deep pockets, dont let the TV stocks fool you. I would bet they are the giant Apple will think twice about.
Kana11 said:
I think once Apple tries to sue Sony, here is what could come. Sony would pull their Music & Movies out of Itunes. Sony also ownes the rights to the micro lens on most phones. (The camreras Apple uses is one of them) Dont forget, Sony will play dirty with Apple, & has the history to prove it. I am not saying Sony is untouchable, but I will say they have been in the game a lot longer than the companies Apple has gone after.
And I know the arguement that Apple is bigger, but look up Sony's stocks, & who they own. Sony doesnt have all their eggs in one basket like apple. Sony does have deep pockets, dont let the TV stocks fool you. I would bet they are the giant Apple will think twice about.
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Also Steve Jobs said he took design quesues from Sony. (As he did from other companies as well)
On the TV note: even Samsung is not turning a profit, as the LCD screens are expensive to make. Thats why Sony sold the LCD factory to Samsung. Its cheaper to subcontract it out than to make.
I just think, Apple doing all this suing is a bit overboard and unnecessary. I could be wrong but, just seems petty. Although, it's not just them. All these tech companies seem to be going at each other.
Samsung could be making so much more money if they had their own App store and not Google Play.
Go figure, patents on rounded corner rectangle, with bezel. About as dumb as the company that is trying to sue MS over the use of "metro". Since when does a common word become or have a patent by one company? If someone understands this, please explain.
I /assume/ those trademarks are only valid within the same category of products. I could, say, make a line of....I don't know, cookware, and use the term Lightning with impunity.
The government should step in and find a compromise on behalf of both companies because clearly these two continue to act like kids.
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